Arcam Alpha 10/10P - Manual (Page 13)

ALPHA 10 THREE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER USER INSTRUCTIONS
{TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ALPHA 10/1 OP HANDBOOK)
Arcam Alpha 10 & DAVE Home Theatre System
The 3 channel Alpha 10P power amplifier can be used with the Alpha 10 integrated amplifier with
its DAVE home theatre module to provide a very high quality 5 x 100W per channel system.
In this setup the Alpha 10 integrated is used to power your front left and right loudspeakers and
the Alpha 10P power amp to power the centre and the two rear speakers.
Other Home Theatre Systems
You can use the 3 channel 10P with a 2 channel 10P to provide 5 x lOOw of power amplification
and another manufacturer's processor/preamp.
Three Channel 10P Connections
Connect the rear preamp out sockets of your processor to the PWR IN sockets (D of the Alpha
10P ensuring that the left rear goes to the left PWR IN socket and the right rear goes to the right
PWR IN socket.
Connect the centre preamp out socket of your processor to the 3rd channel PWR IN socket ® of
the 10P.
3rd Channel Option Part of 10P Rear Panel
Connect the rear speakers to the speaker sockets @ & <© or © & © of the Alpha 10P. The centre
speaker should be connected to the third channel speaker sockets ® (See figure 1). You can
use the SP1 set or the SP2 set or both if necessary.
If required you can use the sockets marked "Link/Out" or "Pre Out" on the 10P to 'daisy chain' to
other lOPs (see figure 2).
Please note ;The front panel SP1 ® and SP2 ® buttons of the 10P will also turn off the speakers
attached to the respective third channel speaker sockets.